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Generate Enterprise is a self-hosted, enterprise-deployed platform: it runs on Kubernetes in an organization’s own environment and indexes documents from storage locations that administrators connect, so data stays where the organization controls it. Administrators connect storage, run indexing, configure a preprocessing pipeline, and manage backups.

How is Generate Enterprise deployed?

Section titled “How is Generate Enterprise deployed?”

Generate is a microservices platform deployed on Kubernetes (with a Helm chart). Supporting data stores are PostgreSQL (metadata), Redis (sessions, cache, quotas), a vector database (Milvus or Qdrant), and S3-compatible object storage; secrets are held in a secret manager (Infisical). Because it runs in the organization’s own environment, documents and data remain under the organization’s control.

What storage can Generate index?

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Administrators connect storage locations for indexing under Settings → Storage:

  • Amazon S3 — and S3-compatible services such as MinIO and DigitalOcean Spaces (via a custom endpoint).
  • NAS — via a local mount (an NFS export is mounted and its path provided).
  • SMB/CIFS — network shares (server + share, with username/password).

(Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage, and SFTP appear as “coming soon” and are not yet enabled.)

How does an administrator connect and index storage?

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An admin adds a storage location, enters the credentials/paths for its type, and runs Test connection. Once connected, a scan starts an indexing job that makes the content searchable. A configurable preprocessing pipeline can redact PII (email, SSN, phone, and more), filter or sanitize content, and enrich metadata before indexing.

Does Generate support backup and restore?

Section titled “Does Generate support backup and restore?”

Yes. Administrators configure backup policies (schedule, retention, RPO target), take snapshots, and restore, powered by NetApp ONTAP (snapshots, SnapRestore, and replication). Backup and restore are super-admin-only.

Sources and references

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  • Full customer documentation: the admin/storage/* pages on the Generate Enterprise docs site.